Box or container for razor-blades and the like



vv. H. WILLIAMS.

BOX 08 CONTAINER FOR RAZOR BLADES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1919.

1,377,379; Patented May 10,1921.

WILLIAM HENRY WILLIAMS, 0! ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

BOX OR CONTAINER FOR RAZOR-BLADES AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1921.

Application filed June 3, 1919. Serial No. 301,416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM HENRY VIL- LiAMs, subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Bromford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham.England, have invented a new and useful Box or Container for Razor-Blades and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprises an improved box or container for razor bladesand the like, and has for its object to provide a handy containerpermitting the blades to be readily removed singly from it and lendingitself to easy and rapid production.

As is well known blades for safety razors are put up for the market inseparate paper or like Wrappers or envelops for each blade. For thepurpose of my invention any similarpacking may be followed.

The improved box or container has its sides or ends inclined so that thepackets slightly overhang each other at one end or side, preferably theend, and the corresponding wall of the box or container is cut away orso formed as to permit access to the packet so that, due to theoverhang, they may be instantly removed oneby one as required.

The box is thus rhomboidal in form and is readily made from a flat cutout blank of suitable metal by bending or pressing up the sides andbending. or pressin up the end portion within and flush wit the edges ofthe sides. One end piece is provided with integral extensions which arecurved over to form spring hinge fingers to" pass through holes near theend of a lid or retainer to keep the pile of blades in place. The lid orretainer. may be provided with slight lateral projections or trunnionswhich take in notches in the edges of the sides to form the hinge. Inthis form the boxis a two piece construction, free from pins, rivets, orthe like.

The drawing shows the preferred embodiment with the incline or rake atthe ends so that the handled parts of the packet when removing them fromthe box are not those covering the sharpened edges of the blade.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lid or retainer raised.

Fig. 3 is a plan.

Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section open.

Fig. 5 is a similar section closed.

Fig. 6 is an end view.

Fig. 7 is the opposite end view.

The box a. with inclined ends 12, c, has one end I) cutaway to exposethe ends of the blade packets (I. The end 0 has the extended fingers ecurved over to form s ring fingers for engaging holes f in the lid orretainer g. The lid 9 has slight lateral pro-' ject-ions or trunnionsresting in recesses IL in the edges of the sides of the box, and byreason of the spring fingers e engaging the lid to one side of the axisof the hin e formed by the trunnions and recesses, the lid is held inthe open position, and due to the forward'and downward curve of thefi'nlike, comprising in combination a box portion with inclined ends,the bottom, side and ends of said box being pressed from a metal blank,a lid to said box, and means on one end piece of said box for hinginsaid lid, said means comprising extended finger portions engaging holesin said lid and exerting spring pressure on said lid.

2. container for razor blades and the like, comprising in combination, arhomboid box portion with parallel ends inclined to the bottom of thebox; the bottom, sides and two ends of said box being pressed from ametal blank, the inclined end which makes an obtuse angle to the bottombeing cut away from the top toward the bottom; a lid to said box, andmeans on the other end piece of said box for hinging the lid, said meanscomprising trunnion portions on said lid rolling in recesses in said boxsides and extended fingers on the box engagin holes in said lid, saidfingers being upwardly and forwardly curved about said hinge andeccentric to same to exert s ring pressure on the lid to retain it inhot closed and open positions.

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

WILLIAM HEN RY WI ILIAMS.

